The average motorist in Bangkok spent a whopping 64 hours stuck in traffic congestion throughout the course of 2016, according to the INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard. That’s nearly three precious days of a year spent waiting to move!

As more than half the world’s population now resides in cities, a sharp uptick in traffic, pollution, and mass transit related problems are demanding fresh solutions. While residents of Bangkok, Bogota, or Los Angeles may have accepted that surrendering...